Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 5 November 2012
Churches not necessarily for public good, says charity watchdog
(Rowena Mason, The Telegraph)
Coptic Church chooses pope who rejects political role
(David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
Down-ballot votes to watch tomorrow
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
French left hits back at Church over same-sex marriage
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Genocide of the Rohingyas of Myanmar
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Group: Myanmar ethnic tensions block medical aid
(Grant Peck, Associated Press)
Irish women suffer the economic consequences of absolute ban on abortion
(D. Beeksma, God Discussion)
Islamic radicalism a real threat in Malaysia
(Radio Australia)
Jewish Committee: Reject Amendment 8
(Sue Jacobson, Herald-Tribune ((Sarasota, FL))
Kazakhstan: "What difference does it make whether you are registered or not?"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Makeshift Islamic courts fill void in the Sinai
(Matt Bradley, The Wall Street Journal)
Mormon faith may have helped, not hurt, Romney
(Thomas Burr, The Salt Lake Tribune)
My comments on religion twisted, says Nurul Izzah
(The Sun Daily (Malaysia))
No schools taking up new school prayer law yet
(Kathleen Haughney, Sun Sentinel)
Organ donation: Jewish, Muslim presumed consent worries
(BBC News)
Presidential scorecard by religiously unaffliated yields no ‘clear-cut option’
(Edwina Rogers, The Washington Post)
Protect high school students’ rights to free speech
(Jeffrey Mateer and Erin Leu, The Washington Post Opinions)
Pussy Riot member turns to European human rights court
(Hindustan Times)
Religion and Law Weekly – Continuing threads #3
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious bodies, lawyers to look into HC view on talaaq
(Bashaarat Masood, The Indian Express)
Support for Amendment 8 expands
(Cizans for Religious Freedom and Non-Discrimination, PR Newswire via Sacramento Bee)
The Muslim Brotherhood are turning into Leninists in Islamist dress. Egypt is in real trouble
(Alan Johnson, The Telegraph)
Thousands of Russian nationalists rally against Putin
(Writing by Alissa de Carbonnel; Editing by Timothy Heritage and Peter Graff, Reuters)
Three pastors from Rimsha's hometown perplexed about religious liberty
(Shamim Masih, Salem-News)
Wahhabi vandalism in Morocco and Tunisia
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Gatestone Institute)
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Religion dominates Iraqi politics
(Deutsche Welle)
This week in religion history: The start of an embryonic stem cell debate
(Canadian Press, National Post)
Saturday, 3 November 2012
Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. declined by 13 percent in 2011, ADL audit finds
(JTA)
Bahrainis protest against ban on public gatherings
(RT)
Bible banner controversy prompts community rally
(Melissa McKinney, WSFA 12 News)
Catholic Care: can an adoption agency restrict its services to heterosexual adoptive parents?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
CLR co-hosts briefing with UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Mark L. Movsesian, CLR Forum)
Essay scholarship contest focuses on religious diversity, ‘Christian nation’ claims
(Associated Baptist Press)
Good and bad at the UN
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
In Turkey, a break from the past plays out in the streets
(Tim Arango, The New York Times)
India chokes NGOs dependent on Western charity
(John Dayal, Christian Today India)
India law bans the Golden Rule
(Benjamin Bull, Christian Post Opinion)
IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press)
More God on the quad: Religions on campus
(Frederick Borsch, Huffington Post)
Mormons latest target in Kremlin’s anti-spy campaign
(Dan Peleschuk, RIA Novosti)
Morocco's Mohammed VI: A popular reform minded king – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
New Publications on the ECHR
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
New USCCB website launched to inform the culture on the importance of religious liberty
(Frank Weathers, Patheos Blog - Why I Am a Catholic)
Nigerian forces making Islamist insurgency worse: Amnesty
(Joe Brock, Reuters)
Patriarch 'threatens to close Sepulchre church' over bank freeze
(Ma'an News Agency)
Pennsylvania bishops discuss religious liberty in election statement
(Catholic World News)
Religious freedom and healthcare
(James F. McGrath, Patheos Blog - Exploring Our Matrix)
Religious liberty in the (basketball) courts
(Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism)
San Diego school disinvites pro-gay union fellow
(Elliot Spagat, Associated Press)
Shift in religious affiliation may sway votes in 2012 election
(Kristopher Rivera, infoZine)
Strasser on Hosanna-Tabor, the ministerial exception, and the Constitution
(CLR Forum)
Syria: More than 110 killed in fighting; video shows possible war crime
(Eurasia Review)
The Council at 50: Religious liberty major worldwide issue for Church today
(Archbishop William E. Lori, USCCBlog)
Ukrainian President’s Meeting with heads of denominations: Is there really a dialogue between the government and the churches?
(Oleksandr Zaiets , Institute for Religious Freedom)
UN experts call on Iran to release Sakharov prize winners
(Pakistan Daily Times)
Upper Tribunal confirms illegality of Catholic Charity’s ban on same-sex couple adoption
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Vatican ambassador taking part in Notre Dame event
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Veteran sues city of King over religious symbols
(Meghann Evans, The Stokes News)
Vietnam: US diplomat visits restive pagoda
(Parameswaran Ponnudurai, Radio Free Asia)
Yemen’s tattered reality after 'fairytale' revolution: Photographic perspectives
(RT)
Friday, 2 November 2012
‘If I were a judge, I wouldn’t jail Pussy Riot’ - Medvedev
(RT)
All politics is local, even the US election as seen by Kenyans
(Fredrick Nzwili, The Christian Science Monitor)
Alleged member of radical Islamist sect Boko Haram in Nigeria sets peace talk conditions
(Associated Press via Washington Post)
At launching point of Mexico's drug war, quasi-religious cartel rules 6 years later
(Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press)
Baptists divided on Florida amendment
(Jeff Brumley, Associated Baptist Press)
Bishop orders priests to read anti-Obama letter at Sunday sermons
(Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune)
Britain's most senior Catholic is named 'Bigot of the Year'
(The Independent)
Catholic Care - Charity Commission Judgment
(In an Appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery), Crown Copyright)
Court grants Michigan firm relief from ACA contraceptive mandate
(Matt Dunning, Modern Healthcare)
Criswell college files lawsuit against Obama administration over coercive HHS Mandate
(Liberty Institute)
Do volunteers have employment rights?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. Ambassador to the Human Rights Council
(US Mission Geneva, Human Rights.gov)
Ethiopia Muslims rally on Fridays as tension rises
(Kirubel Tadesse, Associated Press)
Family fact of the week for Hurricane Sandy: Religion promotes volunteering, charitable giving
(Rachel Sheffield, The Foundry)
Federal judge grants preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the HHS mandate against Michigan corporation and its owner
(Thomas Moore Law Center)
Hawaii Democrat poised to be elected first Hindu in Congress
(Omar Sacirbey | Religion News Service, The Washington Post)
Historic church in row over Calvary water bill
(Reuters)
Hobby Lobby asks judge to block health care law
(Tim Talley, Associated Press)
Illinois bishop directs priests to read anti-Obama letter at Mass
(David Sherfinski, Washington Times)
Indian artists hope images of Hindu gods will save trees
(Reuters)
Islam overtaking Catholicism as dominant religion in France
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Islamists protest in Cairo, call for Islamic law
(Reuters)
Judge: Worker not let go over intelligent design
(Associated Press)
Lahore: extremist crowd sets fire to girls schools over alleged blasphemy
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Muslims in Christian-dominated Ethiopia rally on Fridays as tensions rise and arrests increase
(Associated Press, WWRN)
Ninth Beijing Forum: 【2012 Panel II】Faith and Society: Spiritual Reflections of Global Age
(EVENT 3 November 2012, Peking University)
Opulent Life Church granted injunction against holly springs’ revised ordinance
(Liberty Institute)
Panel analyzes HHS and religious liberty
(Joseph Corbett, The Tower (Catholic University of America))
Religious leaders: Understanding, respect needed to bridge divide
(Wendy Jeffcoat Crider, The Times and Democrat (South Carolina))
Religious liberty defended on college campus
(Ce Ce Heil, ACLJ)
Russia: Religion used as instrument in geopolitical games - MP
(RT)
Russians see church and state come closer
(Sophia Kishkovsky, The New York Times)
School text book that mixed up Jews and Muslims withdrawn
(The Telegraph)
Some extremist Muslim clerics say Sandy was God’s punishment for American ills
(Associated Press, WWRN)
Splinter groups of Aum Shinrikyo religious cult get security investigations
(Adam Westlake , The Japan Daily Press)
The court process against Archbishop Jovan, the Bishops, monastics and believers of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric has begun
(POA-Info.org)
The New Evangelization, aided by the Muslims
(Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews.it)
Who is most likely to stray? Christians and Jews
(Jeanie Groh, Washington Post)
Thursday, 1 November 2012
'Baby box' opens in Russia to save abandoned kids
(Irina Titova, AP, USA Today)
A positive move on India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty
(Joyeeta Bhattacharjee, Observer Research Foundation)
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